March 15: ​ Ex​ploration, Application, Collaboration **March 15 Workshop Announcement.docx**

Exploration, Application: Explore the resources of the SAS portal and the matrix of effective instructional strategies, and apply them directly to your courses and students. Read research-based recommendations about homework, one of the nine effective instructional stategies. Connect yourself and your students to Web 2.0 resources. Work independently or collaboratively within departments and across grade levels. Be resourceful, ask questions, seek guidance, and emerge with practical products.

Collaboration: See instructions below.
Share resources, ideas, questions, and comments on the discussion tab of any of the pages on this wiki!

To post a new discussion topic:
  1. Go to the "discussion" tab at the top of the page where you'd like to post (see above links to pages).
  2. Put in a subject and begin composing your message.
  3. Click "Post" when you are finished with your message.
To respond to a previous discussion topic:
  1. Go to the "discussion" tab at the top of the page where you'd like to post (see above links to pages).
  2. Click on the topic on the discussion page.
  3. Write your reply message.
  4. Click "Post" when you are finished.
To discuss the information on the homework and practice strategy, use the chat window to the right of the reading pane article on the etherpad link below:
**Best Practice Highlight: Homework**